Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO of USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine, says CAMLS already has gotten the attention of CEOs around the country. “We’re looked at now as the place where tomorrow’s health care is happening,” Klasko says.

“This is the first center in the country that’s partnered with people from around the world to look at how we assess the technical and teamwork competence of physicians,” said USF Health CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko.

CAMLS, which has been open since February, trains all levels of professions in the health field though simulations and teamwork building, said Laura Haubner, medical director of the Virtual Patient Care Center.

“CAMLS will lead the way to a transformation of how health professionals are trained and assessed across America,” said Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO of USF Health and dean of the USF Morsani College of Medicine.

Finally, it’s hard to quantifythe importance of today’s grand opening of USF Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation. The $38 million, 90,000-square-foot center is said to be a world-class facility for simulation training.

Future of surgery in operation todayThe Tampa TribuneThe University of South FloridaHealth’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation will bring the city, in the mayor’s words, “exactly the kind of jobs we want.”

“CAMLS marks an important new chapter not just for USF Health and the Tampa Bay community, but also for how health education and evaluation are performed across America,” says Dr. Stephen Klasko, dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and CEO of USF Health.

The insurance mandate was designed to spread out the costs of health care more broadly, so if that is struck, more expensive provisions likely will be too, said Jay Wolfson, associate vice president for health law, policy and safety at theUniversity of South Florida.

Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO of USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine said at the ceremony, “Welcome to the revolution. We’re going to transform healthcare … CAMLS will become a brand identity built around quality and safety, not just in this country but around the world.”

To assist in this task, the researchers used a computerized tissue analysis system developed by co-investigator and NIMH grantee Peter Mouton, Ph.D., of the University of South Florida, Tampa, and colleagues.